In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Thursday | September 3, 2009
Lead Stories

Pensions paid for minister's house
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr Alwyn Hayles, was yesterday unable to explain why money from the Port Authority of Jamaica's pension fund was used to purchase a ministerial residence for transport minister Mike Henry...

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News

Response to recession not so bad
In a previous article, we argued that while the Government has kept a tight rein on its spending, fiscal sustainability remains at risk. In today's article, we show that this problem is more pronounced ...

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Sport

DPL launched amid great expectations
AMID expectations for improved playing standards, the Digicel Premier League (DPL) was launched yesterday at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) headquarters in New Kingston. While it has lost one of its primary sponsorships, the league has got a few new ones....

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Piracy is piracy
Over the last year or so, certainly since Beijing, and especially after his recent exploits in Berlin, there has been much discussion in Jamaica about the worth of Usain Bolt - not solely as an athlete, but as a global brand....

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Abandon town hall meetings for unity conferences
The Editor, Sir:Our country, arguably, is experiencing its hardest period since Independence. Our economy has been in tatters for decades and now it is seemingly unravelling. As a people and a country, unfortunately, we have become comfortable with seeing....

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Entertainment

Sweet symphony - Young Jamaicans in a show of class
Young classical musicians married contemporary, folk and classical sounds in an awe-inspiring display at the third staging of the Jamaica Young People Symphony (JYPS) concert season last Saturday. The show was refreshing in structure and elegant in presentation...

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What's Cooking

Fusion of rum & food
Though rum is quite tantalising to the palate by itself, having it fused with your favourite dish is absolutely divine. At the Ron Zacapa Centenario launch and dinner reception, that's just what chef Oji Jaja did, he fused the new luxury rum creating a scrumptious...

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